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The Irony of the Social Media Era: It Was Created By the World's Least Social People

Sarah Lacy | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Mark Zuckerberg, Social Media, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Facebook, Social Networks, Social Networking, Peter Thiel, Sarah Lacy, Twitter, Buy This Book Before You Buy Facebook, Facebook IPO, Marc Andreessen, Evan Williams, Technology News
Sarah Lacy

After one particularly awful question, Zuckerberg broke down like a cartoon robot that simply could not compute. His eyes darted from place to place. He furrowed his brow and looked up after several moments of silence. 404 error. I had crashed Mark Zuckerberg.

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Aaron Levie and Box: Thinking Outside Of It

Bill_Robinson | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Marc Andreessen, Box, Marc Benioff, Josh Stein, salesforce.com, Aaron Levie, Peoplesoft, Dfj, Technology News
Bill_Robinson

Aaron Levie was a student at USC in 2005, when he started his company Box.net from his dorm room with Dylan Smith. It almost sounds commonplace, after all Michael Dell and countless others did the same thing, right? Wrong. It's not as commonplace as you might think.

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What Makes a Good Venture Capitalist?

Mahendra Ramsinghani | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Investing, Small Business, Angel Investing, Techrepublic, Startups, Michael Arrington, Venture Capital, Technology, Marc Andreessen, Small Business News
Mahendra Ramsinghani

Michael Arrington, editor of the popular tech startup news site, TechCrunch has decided to shift gears and become a venture capitalist (VC). Debates...

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Former Google CEO, Facebook President Back New Business

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Eric Schmidt, Raine, Marc Andreessen, Raine Bank, Sean Parker, Technology News

A high-profile roster of moguls in the tech and media industry are investing in a merchant bank, Raine, according to the Financial Times. The FT repo...

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The Top Tech Investors Of 2011

Forbes | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Peter Barris, Fred Wilson, Douglas Leone, David Sze, Jim Breyer, John Doerr, Ron Conway, Aneel Bhursi, Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Tech Investors, Top Tech Investors, Technology News

Much has changed in two years, when Forbes last published its list of top venture capitalists. Secondary markets surfaced. Founders dragged their feet...

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Mark Andreessen's Venture Fund Nears $1 Billion

AP | JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marc Andreessen Bio, Marc Andreessen Facebook, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Marc Andreessen Net Worth, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen Biography, Marc Andreessen Blog, Technology News

MENLO PARK, Calif. — A venture capital fund run by Internet browser pioneer Marc Andreessen and his longtime business partner, Ben Horowitz, has...

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Yes, We Can...Reinvent Ourselves

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reinvention, Recommitment, Optimism, Reflection, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Trends, Capitalism, Refocus, Peace Corps, Volunteerism, Mycasting, Politics, Social Media, Oprah Winfrey, Marc Andreessen, Life Change, Online Dating, Trendspotting, Ted, Celebrity, Entrepreneurship, Business News
Marian Salzman

This is the sixth in a series of 12 posts expounding on the 2011 forecasts in the annual trends report from Salzman, president of Euro RSCG Worldwide ...

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RockMelt: A 'Social' Web Browser

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rockmelt Browser, Facebook Rockmelt, Social Web Browser, Marc Andreessen, Rockmelt, Rockmelt Social Browser, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO — The Web has changed a lot since Marc Andreessen revolutionized the Internet with the introduction of his Netscape browser in the...

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kaChing: New Start-Up Recasts Mutual Fund Industry

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kaching, Jeffrey Jordan, Marc Andreessen, Start-Ups, Andy Rachleff, Daniel Carroll, Business News

In 2008, Daniel Carroll, now 27, founded kaChing, an online investing community where more than 400,000 members try to sharpen their investing skills ...

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Ning Raises $15 Million More At $750 Million Valuation

AllThingsD | Kara Swisher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gina Bianchini, Ning, Marc Andreessen, Media News

In a quiet fundraising effort, Ning has raised $15 million more, a round that is valuing the social networking start-up at an eye-popping $750 million...

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Marc Andreessen Launches Venture Capital Firm Andreessen Horowitz

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ben Horowitz, Venture Capital, Marc Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz, Media News

SAN FRANCISCO — Having built and sold two technology startups for a combined $11.7 billion, Marc Andreessen is ready to take a stab at, well, fi...

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Google Addresses Charges It Has Too Much Power

New Yorker | Ken Auletta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hands Off the Internet, Sergey Brin, Microsoft, John McCain, Ted Stevens, Adwords, Doubleclick, Marc Andreessen, Eric Schmidt, Youtube, Larry Page, Political Action Committes, Network Neutrality, Barack Obama, Google, Business News

In June, 2006, Sergey Brin, one of the co-founders of Google, went to Washington, D.C., hoping to create a little good will. Google was something of a...

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